Show Women Gaining In Battle Baffle With Cancer Concer By Dy ELIZABETH STEWART Women's Medical News New Service Slowly but surely women are gaining in the fight for life against cancer which caused one out of six deaths among women in 1962 The reason for their victory Early diagnosis and prompt treatment ACCORDING to a recent study made by the Metropolis tan Life LICe Insurance Company eight per cent fewer women of all ages died of cancer in 1960 1060 1962 1062 than ten years earli earlier r 1950 1952 1950 1952 Death from cancer oj the l various organs of the digestive lve system showed a striking decrease decrease de de- de crease as did death from uterine uter ine me cancer TIlE THE CANCER death toll emphasizes the study can be reduced by early diagnosis and treatment A recent up follow-up study of cases diagnosed sed in 1954 1950 showed that among patients with breast cancer whose disease was detected while still at localized stage th the five year survival rate was 82 per cent compared with 57 per cent for Cor all breast cancer cases If youve you've had the feeling that women nowadays look younger longer youre you're right Science nce now documents your tion According to British physician physician physician phy phy- Dr J J. J J J. J Frommer menopause menopause men men- Is occurring about four years lat later r than it did years years ago ago He observes There may maybe maybe maybe be a link between n later menopause menopause menopause meno meno- pause and decreased rate of aging DR FROMMER says that the median age of menopause for women who were patients patients patients pa pa- at London's Royal Free Hospital was y years ars In 1845 menopause occurred at around 45 years of age while in ancient ancient an an- clent times says Dr Frommer Frommer From From- mer it occurred at at about 40 years Dr Frommer believes that later menopause may be bea a result of better nutrition and our our greater knowledge of how to keep healthy Dr Frommer's Frommer's From From- mers mer's findings were published in the British Medical Journal Even the most meticulous lous housekeeper often neglects neglects' giving giving ing her medicine cabinet a thorough spring cleaning If yours is crammed with an assortment assortment assortment as as- of bottles and jars of partly used outdated inadequately inadequately labeled drugs the time has come for an out all-out cleaning clean clean- ing Here are some indications for immediate the drain treatment of tired drugs ANY medicine whose color has changed Prescription drugs whose labels la bels are gone or whose labeling is so vague that the medicine is unidentifiable Name and strength of dosage and for whom the drug was prescribed should be on the label If these designations are not on and youre you're not sure what the medicine medi cine tine is discard it lt PEROXIDE that Is flat does not bubble vigorously milk of magnesia that has caked aspirin aspirin as that has a vinegary odor and crumbles easily over left eyewash or eye drops discolored discolored ored spotty ointments cloudy or nose drops Regular editing of the medicine cabinet is more than good housekeeping It may be lifesaving I |